Improving Credibility Assessment (5 APA CEUs available)

Online Training

Identify areas where there are concealed thoughts, feelings or opinions.

Includes a 2-hour webinar recording as well as supplemental material/reading. We recommend reviewing all material at least twice before taking the post-test.

Developed by renowned expert, Dr. David Matsumoto

Dr. Matsumoto is a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and world-renowned expert in the field of emotion, culture, and nonverbal behavior. He has published over 400 books, book chapters, and journal articles on these subjects.

Description

Doctoral level psychologists constantly assess the credibility of the statements provided to them in therapeutic sessions; and, there is a rich research literature on cues to deception, honesty, credibility and trustworthiness.

Despite this rich literature, however, to our knowledge, there is currently no APA approved continuing education course covering knowledge or skills regarding evaluating truthfulness, detecting deception, or assessing credibility, honesty, or trustworthiness.

Post-doctoral psychologists need to be able to assess credibility of their clients when in session and learning these practical skills will help psychologists identify areas that need to be probed more and where there are concealed thoughts, feelings, or opinions.

This may be particularly insightful when interacting with a patient to predict where there may be more to the story than what’s being told.

Learning Objectives

(1) Describe what the Pinnochio effect is with regards to credibility assessment using behavioral indicators.

(2) Recite the differences between validated, non-validated and unvalidated indicators of deception and provide examples of each.

(3) Define what a “behavioral indicator” is with regards to deception detection.

(4) Define the characteristics of a “microexpression” and what they may indicate with regards too deception detection.

Additional Information

Format and Length:

Multimodal interactive training. Includes pre-test, instructional and review videos, interactive practice sections, and supplemental material and readings. You can complete the course in multiple sittings and we recommend participants review the material more than once prior to taking the post-test. 5 CUEs available.

Instructional Level:

Introductory training for psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.

Completion Requirements:

To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments and readings, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Users will have a maximum of 3 attempts to complete the post-test at 80% proficiency.

Post Test and Course Evaluation:

After completing the pre-test, watching instructional videos, interactive practice sections, supplemental material and readings, the post-test will be available to complete, along the course evaluation.

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Once you purchase this training, it will be available in your Specialized Training Account.

Specialized Training Services also offers group licenses for large organizations or groups. For more information, email us at info@specializedtraining.com.

Specialized Training Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Specialized Training Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This APA approved continuing education course is multi-modal, consisting of videos, interactive quizzes and activities, supplemental readings, and assessments.